Syracuse Daily Links - Upstate-Downstate Game This Weekend

Syracuse University-bound running back looks forward to Sunday's Upstate-Downstate game in the Carrier Dome | syracuse.com
"I can’t wait to play on that turf," McFarlane said Tuesday after finishing his last day of high school at Half Hollow Hills West in Dix Hills on Long Island. McFarlane is one of 48 players, including three headed to SU this summer, who will try to keep the all-star game title in the hands of the Downstate team, which easily won the first two games.

3-point stance: Cuse to get schedule help - College Basketball Nation Blog - ESPN
The Orange announced they will play the game. But Syracuse also said it will get some help from the Big East in nonconference scheduling. What does that mean? Syracuse is playing San Diego State on a battleship in San Diego and will play Temple in New York. The rest of the slate hasn’t been announced yet. The Big East says it can aid SU in a number of ways: help get a good TV slot for a nonconference game; move a conference game to make room for a nonconference game or lean on other leagues to free up a date or team.

NBA Mock Draft: Bobcats Cannot Give A Good Effort Just Yet - SBNation.com
20. DENVER NUGGETS: Dion Waiters I am so looking forward to the point at which Waiters leaps over the other two shooting guards in his range (Lamb, Rivers) in the mocks only to fall right back down below them on draft day. Also, can we start talking about the Jim Boeheim Effect? It's defined as the exact opposite of the Ben Howland Effect.

Syracuse basketball links: How do the Orange's Class of 2011 recruits rank now? | syracuse.com
Drew Cannon, of the hoops website Basketball Prospectus, recently took a look at the top 100 recruits from the Class of 2011, and re-ranked them based on their performance in their freshman seasons.

Syracuse University Athletics - Four Orange Earn All-America Honors
The list of honors for the Syracuse women’s lacrosse program continues to grow. Junior Michelle Tumolo has been named the Attacker of the Year by SynapseSports.com. Tumolo and sophomore Alyssa Murray were named to the website’s All-America First Team, while junior Becca Block and sophomore Alyssa Costantino were second-team selections.

Breaking Down The Big East: South Florida - Inside the Loud House - A Syracuse Orange Fan Site - News, Blogs, Opinion and more.
Don’t let the Bulls’ record fool you. Aside from a blowout in Pittsburgh, every loss South Florida suffered were by ten points or less, with four of the losses being a field goal difference. Syracuse fans are all too familiar with quarterback BJ Daniels, who it feels like has been playing college football for a decade.

MLAX | Former Syracuse midfielder Drew pleads guilty to DWI charge - News - The Daily Orange
Standing next to his parents, Drew pleaded guilty before City Judge Vanessa Bogan. The judge sentenced him to a one-year conditional discharge, ordered Drew to pay a $500 fine, revoked his driver's license for six months and ordered him to have an interlock device on any car he owns or drives during his conditional discharge.

Syracuse basketball links: How do the Orange's Class of 2011 recruits rank now? | syracuse.com
Drew Cannon, of the hoops website Basketball Prospectus, recently took a look at the top 100 recruits from the Class of 2011, and re-ranked them based on their performance in their freshman seasons.

Arnold 'Arnie' Burdick, longtime sports editor at Syracuse newspapers, dies at 92 | syracuse.com
The Syracuse native, known as "AB" to family and friends, was an integral part of the city’s sports scene throughout his professional life. He is mainly remembered for his daily columns on Syracuse University sports and local boxing through his legendary pseudonym "The Old Scout." He was enshrined in the Syracuse Sports Hall Of Fame in 1996

Syracuse University holds 'Legends & Stars' event Sunday to benefit Elmcrest Children's Center | syracuse.com
"This event has taken on a life of its own," Elmcrest executive director Joe Geglia said. The wives of the SU coaches spend a year planning the event, which sends from $15,000 to $20,000 to help support the center’s programs. The money is "more important than ever before in this economy," Geglia said.

Nation Of Orange - Getting To Know 2015 SG Malachi Richardson
"Seton Hall, Rutgers, James Madison, and Miami have offered. Syracuse, Villanova, George Mason, Northwestern, DePaul, and St Joe's are showing interest."

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim shares his thoughts on the USA Basketball U18 Tryouts in Colorado Springs, including how the team was compiled, how they recruit athletes to the team, and much more.

Here's some new highlights of Syracuse commit Zach Allen.